CF to expand US ammonia, urea production plants

CF Industries is constructing new ammonia and urea/UAN plants at its Donaldsonville complex and new ammonia and urea plants at its Port Neal complex. In combination, these two new facilities will be able to produce 2.1 million tpy of gross ammonia and upgraded products such as granular urea.

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CDI Corp. is providing engineering design services for the
large-scale expansion of CF Industries' nitrogen
fertilizer complexes at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and Port
Neal, Iowa, the contractor said on Tuesday.

The value of the award to CDI is approximately $15 million.

CF Industries is constructing new ammonia and urea/UAN
plants at its Donaldsonville complex and new ammonia and urea
plants at its Port Neal complex. In combination, these two new
facilities will be able to produce
2.1 million tpy of gross ammonia and upgraded products ranging
from 2.0 to 2.7 million tpy of granular urea and up to 1.8
million tpy of UAN 32% solution, depending on choice of product
mix.

At the Donaldsonville site, CDI is providing engineering
services for a new river water clarifier and demineralized
water system, ammonia storage tank and flare, UAN tank,
regenerative thermal oxidizer, substation/motor control center,
interconnecting pipe racks, and all associated civil, piping,
electrical and instrumentation.

At the Port Neal site, CDI is providing engineering and
procurement services for a water treating facility, two new
ammonia storage tanks and all civil site development
activities.

"We are delighted to be working with CF Industries on this
important project that spans two sites in two
states," said Bill Wasilewski, executive vice president of
CDI's global engineering and technology solutions business.

"Our experienced engineers already have completed the front end
engineering design work for the Donaldsonville site and look
forward to completing projects at both sites on time and
on budget so that CF Industries can better serve its
customers," he added.

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